Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-15
GENERAL HARKETs
Produce and Provlsiors.


ST. LOUIS, Mo, Oct. "A. = Flour -
slower and easier, but prices are unchanged
Xxx s. l5G2 ., ia lily s. az %, patents IS 150
90. wheat Wheat weaker and lower. about
5sC if opened steady, bat markets elsewhere
.aused decline here In q modcr te market;
No. red cash ,O1sG 7O% =; OcLob1r I@l = :,
closing 705sc; Novembe 7ll4c; DECEMBER nc
Corn. "a lower; cssn 39l4 a39slc; OCTOBER 39l4,
closing at 391In; Ovembor 3izsG3724e, clos
ing at 374c; year S7zs 0375ac;
Oais The market WIS easy; casn 24c, Orfo
Der 237sc bid November 4l3a3 bid; May 2S5a
@ rn m al ste 10y s. 0502 10 Whisky steauy
81 %. Provisions steady; pork, irregular new,
shoulder s. l2H; !ong clears 8 80; ear
ribs 81 3O07 81; short clears s. G7H. Bacon
Boxed SHOULDERS Sc 90; long Gears SIS 10;
cl.ar ribs So %; short ci6ai $S7'. II ANS ~ ady
1T $l9 OO6l4 90. Afternoon boz d-Wh al
firmer, there were no ga es IN October and No
vember; December 721 &C; May 7S5sc. Corn was
stronger NJ 1890; November S72c; December
375Sc; May 1850 Oats unchanged.
CHICAGO, ILL, Oc!. 4.-Grain and provision
mar els ON 'Chaoge today We're very dt-cOur
aging 10 sJeCulators, the evil influences being
a depression in STOCK makin< operators ttmid
and resulting IL q remarkable dullneeS. The
wheat market opened at about Yesterdays
lose, 7Ga4c for November, 722Gc for Dec mber
7Ta67724c for May. There was u cODtiI uous
SKY ging all morning. and duriny the last
half Ho1r when certain local lrad rs disap
pointed In their "tation of profit on early
par. hates an apparently worrie1 by The
weakness In the stock market. attempted to get
out and prices fell away LiIt,a decliue from the
ouenIng D ices OF &c In November delivered,
&c in Uecember and 1s@3sc in May was eco ed.
Th marEet at o'clocX Was weak at the lowest
oint of TIE session; November 102Sc. De en-
Der 7l1s and Nav 773Gc. On the aft raOon
BOARD here vas ger action, ID cember clos
ing fl ally at 72072Hc and May at 7l2sc Corn
hover SINE short lived activity ana streng
a. the opening on accouG OF lighter
receipts, amounting to 376 cars being 50 cars
less than e1peoted and liberal move - ut IN
outward, inspection sheet showing 353, U0] bush
els OF corn inspected out OF store and ship
10 tents 294, 600 bushels being exnortedt from Chi
cago. There was also fair demand for C sh
property early and opening PRICES were the
hi hest of the session except for May delivery
which an ance &c, then demand for cash corn
fel # on account of scarcity vessel rom
here and refusal of grand trunk lines - accept
any more corn for laA and rail shipment on oc-
count of lack Of caCs, and the market sagged;
loss on the day was A@5le In November, go
in Decpmb r and &c ia May. There was
not much volume Of business ID tn grea er
brokers The close was a. a SIN II advance
from the lowest point, 411ac ask for Novem
Der; 7IS4lC for d. cember and 1870 for May.
Provisions were weaker and prices shade
lower. Receipts of hog were la ger anu light
hogs higher Trading in products moderate
and chiefly local, and the fluctuations narrow
January pork received fair attention and sold
at $l2 25GI2 80. and clos~d st sl2 % Cash lard
az firm with good shipping demand. ut So 40,
October was 21Ec lower, and sold at Sc 271z0
8 30; January sold at Sc S066 So. October
ribs declined 5a71sc, selling at 81 0nG7 o.,
md closing at 81 O5; January Sc 2J66 22}z.
The leaHing 1utures closed as follows:
Wheat October 96%c; November 705sc; De-
cember 72c; May 7T]Sc. Corn-Octobet Axe,
November Axe December C; Nay 445sc.
Mess pork, ger barrel January Sl2 10. Lard
October Sc 271z; November Sc %. De-
cember S. %; January Sc 30 Short
ribs - October 81 C5; January So %. CasH quo
E lions were: Flour In better demand; rye
flour about lOc high r; ether grades steady and
unchanged; No. 2 red Ike. No. corn Al &c
bid. Me 8 pork, per barrel, $l5 59G13 10. Lard
S64. Short ibis, sides, loos', 81 o097 l2H.
ury sailed shoulder. boxed, S. 6065 -; abort
NEW YORK, Oct l4.-Cofee - Spot fair; BIO
steady at 1870; options SOLO points lower an l
co.ing steady. sales a, 0O0 bags; Oct ber17 40:
November II 450l7 90 December l. so;
January II 5aplI 90; February II 50fl7 60,
March II 45@I7 Is; April II so May II 4 ali so;
June IL 40; August u Is, September II Goa
ali o., November u co. December 16 500 20.
Sugar-Firm and quiet; ehned firm; moderate
demR, d. q sass; eXtra 5S053s white eX
'ra 5kn59s yellow AZ; off a 6s@5s; mould
Loaf and cruz ned Ga powdered 65s; cubes 6H
graduated 6H.
NEW ORLEANS, LA. Oct 14.-Corn qniet and
steady; mixed 55, white and yellow BIC. Oats
steady; No. 2, 336S31sc. Csrn meal quiet and
firm, So 81. Hay IN good demand; prime SliGlsi
choice sl902o. Hog products lower. Por.
Sl4 80. Lard 81 IL. Bulk meats. shoulders
S 80; long clear and clear NIB.